Geologic Time Periods

E-Book

Geologic Time

To access this book at home or to download, follow these directions:

• Click at bottom of screen, then in page number box for navigation
• p. 3 Table of Contents
• p. 48 Index

Websites

• Earthviewer--Geologic Timeline
• Geologic Time Scale--UCMPU
• Geologic Time--Smithsonian
• Life Has a History--UCMP
• Virtual Museum of Fossils (choose a time period)
• Prehistoric Time Line--National Geographic
• Geologic Time Scale--Enchanted Learning
• Tour Through Geologic Time
• Earth's Timeline
• World Book Encyclopedia--Advanced (type in the name of your time period)
• A Journal Through Geologic Time--Digital Science Online--Utah's Online Library (video)
• Geologic Time Scale

Resources from National Science Foundation

History and development of the Geologic Timescale
Understanding Geologic Time University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology (Grades 6-18)

Google Searching:

• Use phrases in quotation marks with a word
  • "Paleozoic era" plants
  • "Mesozoic era" dinosaurs